Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071  ·  VdB59  ·  VdB60
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M78 NGC 2068 - Reflection Nebula in Orion, Norm Fox
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M78 NGC 2068 - Reflection Nebula in Orion

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M78 NGC 2068 - Reflection Nebula in Orion, Norm Fox
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M78 NGC 2068 - Reflection Nebula in Orion

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A Ha-OIII-RGB composite of Messier 78 (NGC 2068) is my first attempt at this deep sky object and this type of post-processing. It was imaged in the northern hemisphere in my yard.

M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071. This group belongs to the Orion B molecular cloud complex and is about 1,350 light-years distant from Earth.

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66 Light (RGB) x 300 sec

21 Ha x 300 sec

30 OIII x 300 sec

Flat x 44

Dark x 25

Bias x 78

Total time 9.75 hrs

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M78 NGC 2068 - Reflection Nebula in Orion, Norm Fox